Quote Originally Posted by Kaurie View Post
Look, I am not trying to attack your play. I am simply trying to give you another perspective.

As for your question, I've never seen Ballad prevent a wipe outside of a raid either. Both are possible and both are implausible. A bard turning on ballad loses 1 GCD + a 20% damage reduction, which is a fairly significant damage loss. If it's close, that damage could mean the difference between clearing and not. Though again, both are pretty rare circumstances and I've never witnessed either.
I didn't think you were, I was just a bit flabbergasted at the thought that Ballad could ever cause a wipe. I have seen it prevent wipes, however (if by a very narrow margin). As for the damage loss, as I keep saying - that's what cooldowns are good for, making up some lost damage when necessary, in addition to heightening regular damage when not singing.

Usually the sort of thing you're speaking of is only an issue in the harder content such as EX primals/Thordan and Alexander, though. I've never seen a bard dropping into a song completely screw over a group's dps in non-hardcore content - and frankly since I avoid Alexander like the plague, I don't feel the issues you're speaking of apply to my everyday dungeon runs, is all I'm saying.